Afro-Atlantic Histories
One of the New Haven Museum’s most prized pieces is on tour throughout the U.S. as part of the Afro-Atlantic Histories exhibition. The portrait of Cinqué (Senghe Pieh) by New Haven painter Nathaniel Jocelyn is generally understood to be the first and one of the finest portrayals of an African in American art. Cinqué is known for leading the revolt aboard the Amistad where he and his fellow Africans were being illegally transported as part of the slave trade. A Supreme Court decision freed Cinqué and his fellow captives who returned home to Sierra Leone in 1842.
April 10-July 17, 2022: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
December 11, 2022-April 30, 2023: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Additional dates and locations to be announced.
For centuries, artists have told and retold the complex histories of the African Diaspora. Explore this enduring legacy in the exhibition Afro-Atlantic Histories, which takes an in-depth look at the historical experiences and cultural formations of Black and African people since the 17th century. More than 130 powerful works of art, including paintings, sculpture, photographs, and time-based media by artists from Africa, Europe, the Americas, and the Caribbean, bring these narratives to life.
This exhibition was initially presented as Histórias Afro-Atlânticas in 2018 by the Museu de Arte de São Paulo in Brazil.
